A Worcester man told police he was recording himself driving a rented Mustang on Friday when he nearly ran over an officer who tried to pull him over, authorities said.

The Metrowest Daily News said police arrested Abdulrahman Jawad, 20, after he admitted he was taking a selfie video while he drove down Union Avenue around 8:40 a.m., according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court.

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An officer working on a detail radioed to other officers that a bright yellow Mustang convertible with the top down was swerving all over the road.

“He said the driver was holding a cellphone up above the windshield and appeared to be taking video as he drove,” Officer Chris Burrell wrote in the report.

An officer who was at Bowditch Field walked onto Union Avenue and tried to stop the driver. The Mustang instead swerved around the officer, nearly striking him as it accelerated it as it passed, Burrell wrote.

Burrell, who was on a motorcycle, pulled in front of the Mustang, forcing the driver to stop. Officers had to drag Jawad out of the car after he refused to get out.

Jawad said his brother had rented the Mustang recently and he wanted a video of himself driving it, Burrell wrote.

“Mr. Jawad said he knew the officer was trying to stop him but said he didn’t know where to pull over,” Burrell wrote.

Police charged Jawad, 20, of 32 Melrose St., with failing to stop for police. He was also cited for using a cellphone while driving and a marked lanes violation.

At Jawad’s Framingham District Court arraignment, Jawad said he was confused about stopping.

“It was a motorcycle, I didn’t think I had to stop,” he said.

Judge Jennifer Stark dismissed the case upon $100 in court costs. Jawad has two weeks to pay the money.